Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
OAS Assistant Secretary General Meets with Government Officials in Canada
November 26, 2012
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, met with representatives of the government of Canada during a two day visit to Ottawa last week.
The visit included meetings the Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs); the Director General for Canada’s Latin America and Caribbean Bureau; officials of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); the Director of Canada’s Hemispheric Affairs and Haiti division; the Political Director for International Security, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and several others.
During the meetings, the high ranking OAS official discussed the collaboration between the hemispheric entity and the government of Canada as well as cooperation on the Haiti portfolio. Talks were also held on the current developments and challenges in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Assistant Secretary General Ramdin expressed his desire to see the relationship of the OAS with Canada strengthened, adding that, “Canada has always been a valuable partner and we appreciate their efforts and commitment to the Americas.”
While in Canada, Assistant Secretary General Ramdin also addressed students and faculty at the University of Ottawa and participated on in a round table discussion on the OAS-Canada relationship.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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